[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.620 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.620 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.620 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.620](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.620) Pra-vāta, ‘a windy spot,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ as the place where the Vibhītaka nuts, used as dice (Akṣa) grow. In the Taittirīya Saṃhitā² reference is made to the exposure of decaying matter in such a place. - [Previous: v2.c4.619](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.619) - [Next: v2.c4.621](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.621) - [Up: v2.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.620](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.620) · Pramāṇa